Saturday, March 03, 2012

Balochistan and International Conspiracies

By Brig Nadir Mir

Recently, a resolution was passed in the US Congress to divide
Pakistan and carve out an ‘independent Balochistan’. With this, an old
neocon dream was revived. This time the so-called globalists and
propagandists, masquerading as human right activists, are the
cheerleaders. Against this backdrop, Colonel Ralph Peter’s map of the
‘New Middle East’ truncating, balkanising every country – Turkey, Saudi
Arabia, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan – was reproduced. Despite the
fact that it was scorned and reviled even at the time of its earlier
exhibition.

Neo Con New Middle East Map

It
seems that the neocons and influential globalists of America
desperately want to initiate World War III. Former Secretary of State
Henry Kissinger’s interview, If you can’t hear the drums of war, you
must be deaf, with Alfred Heinz on November 27, 2011, is a clear
expression of this desire.

The neocon-globalist geopolitical wish list – the rationale for the so-called ‘independent Balochistan’ – is as under:

§ Cripple Pakistan by separating Balochistan (46 percent of its
territory with large mineral resources, besides the future global port
of Gwadar).

§ Balkanised Pakistan forced to give up its nuclear arsenal.

§ Establish India’s hegemony over Pakistan.

§ Leftover US forces in Afghanistan and US controlled ‘new Balochistan’ to act as strategic central position for multi-regions.

§ US controlled Afghanistan-Balochistan to link the Central Asian energy oil and gas pipelines with Gwadar.

§ Delink Pakistan and Iran by carving out Balochistan and obviate the Iran-Pakistan energy/gas pipelines.

§ Establish US military presence in Balochistan for upcoming US-Israeli war against Iran.

§ Balochistan and Kurdistan to be artificially created to have imperialist bases in the heartland of Islam.

§ ‘Independent Balochistan’ – a prelude for Kurdistan to break away
from Turkey; separate Xinjiang and Tibet from China; Siberia from
Russia; and separate Makkah and Madinah from Saudi Arabia.

§ US military presence in Gwadar to control the Gulf. To use the
port as an alternative for USA’s 5th fleet based in Bahrain or another
fleet if brought near the Gulf.

§ Use Gwadar as a military base for intervention in the Saudi Peninsula.

The rationale of these ill-intentioned pseudo thinkers is absolutely
absurd. According to them, since the Pakistani elite is exploiting
Balochistan, so it should be balkanised. Those who believe that
Balochistan should not be a part of Pakistan are geopolitical imbeciles.
Indeed, the propagandists making these claims are clueless about
regional realities because:

§ Pakistan: It will fight a war, even a nuclear war of national survival to defend itself.

§ Iran: The Iranian
Seistan is part of Balochistan, which the imperialists want to carve
out. Therefore, Iran will fight a war in unison with Pakistan to defend
Balochistan against the US threats.

§ Afghanistan: The
Taliban are winning; the Americans are leaving. No Afghan – not even
Karzai – will cede the Afghan territory to become ‘greater independent
Balochistan’. Nor can landlocked Kabul take up fights with both
Islamabad and Tehran.

§ Turkey: The Turks will
support Pakistan and oppose independent Balochistan. Those who are
plotting Balochistan also support Kurdistan to balkanise Turkey. Turkey
will oppose Balochistan splitting by Nato, even if Nato is foolhardy to
play the diabolical game of neocons.

§ Saudi Arabia: The Saudis, too, will support Pakistan and oppose the Balochistan movement.

§ India: It has been
supporting the destabilisation of Balochistan and will continue to do
so. But for India to overtly support Balochistan can lead to a nuclear
war with Pakistan. Besides this can also trigger freedom movements in
Kashmir, Khalistan, Assam, Tamil Nadu and a dozen other places. Playing
the US-Israel game will spoil its relations with Iran, Russia and China.

§ China: It will support
Pakistan. USA’s aim in Balochistan is to block China from Gwadar.
Balochistan today, Xinjiang tomorrow! China’s defence begins from
Pakistan.

§ Russia: It is Pakistan’s new friend. Besides, the Pak-Iran link is supported by Moscow.

So, the geopolitics of the region negates any viability of an
independent Balochistan. In addition, anti-Americanism in Pakistan has a
complex dynamic. The US meddling in Balochistan will not create an
‘independent Balochistan’, but will initiate a war, perhaps, leading to
World War III.

The situation in Balochistan certainly demands immediate attention.
Out of 150 Baloch tribes three major ones Marris, Bugtis, and Mengals
have had problems or are in conflict. The issue of Bugtis is greatly
linked to the murder of Nawab Akbar Bugti. A fair trial of those
responsible is their demand. The Mengals can be communicated with. Some
of the Marris leaders are more adamant and would need to be worked on.
Pakistan needs to accommodate most of the Balochistan demands and
satisfy the people, while ensuring its national interests. Half the
demography of Balochistan which is Pakhtun are patriotic like the great
majority of Baloch.

Bugti’s killing by Musharraf led to the present Balochistan crisis.
The army or the ISI is not responsible. USA and India did not oppose
Musharraf’s actions in Balochistan. This was a US-India baited gambit
(to lure Musharraf into a crackdown and create turmoil for instigating
independent Balochistan). Musharraf was praised by Washington and
assured by Delhi of its non-involvement in Balochistan, luring him into
the mess Pakistan faces today in the province. For all this time a
covert war was being waged for claiming independence of Balochistan.
During this period a worldwide network was established. This became
overt in February 2012 as war with Iran is near centre stage in 2012.
However, those who are planning war against Pakistan must be told that
the choice is between peace and total war; indeed, the country will be
defended at any price!